Taxonomy

Each cryptomerozoite makes its way into a red blood corpuscle and feeds on its contents. After some time, Endo-erythrocytic Cycle of the parasite gets an…

The pre-erythrocytic cycle comprises the asexual reproduction of the parasite in the liver. When an infected female Anopheles mosquito bites a person, thousands of slender,…

Members of the genus Plasmodium are collectively known as ma-larial parasites. They cause a febrile disease called malaria. Malaria as a chill and fever disease…

It is an order coming under the subclass Eutheria. This order is of interest because it includes man, besides lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys and apes. They…

The term “mammalia” was given by Linnaeus (1758) to that group of animals which are nourished by milk from the breasts of the mother. They…

Birds are one of the most intersting and widely known group of animals. There are more than 8600 species of birds distributed all over the…

Reptilas are represented by lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, alliga-tors, crocodiles and the tuatara lizard, Sphenodon punctatuni. The tetrapods like reptiles, birds and mammals are referred…

The living representatives of class Amphibia include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and limbless caecilians. Fig: Amphibians The transition from aquatic to terrestrial living is clearly indicated…

Subphylum Vertebrata is characterized by the presence of brain case or cranium and a vertebral column which forms the chief skeletal axis of the body. The…

The protochordata are considered as the fore runners of vertebrata The classification of the protochordata is based on the nature of the noto-chord. Sub phylum…